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Betting on the New Gumroad (gumroad.com)
39 points by sahillavingia on Nov 26, 2021 | hide | past | favorite | 5 comments



I like this notion of not chasing after huge growth, cutting costs, and still being profitable. This path leads to variety, which is crucial to a healthy internet ecosystem.


Love Gumroad. Was scared that this would be a "pivot" post to "something new".

Instead it's a celebration of what made them great. A promise to keep their workforce happy. An idea of going agaisnt "growth at all costs".

Fantastic!


I thought they contracted out their entire staff? Seems that “keeping their workforce happy” goes against contracting. If you do a contract and you like the client, you might pick up another one. Otherwise no hard feelings, get the current contract done and go work for someone else.

https://sahillavingia.com/work


That post doesn’t quite seem to imply that people just contract in and out like freelancers, but more that they are hired at a per hour rate on a permanent basis.

Seems like an interesting idea tbh.


The new website and branding looks great. Congratulations!




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